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Celebrate Halloween in Nova Scotia!

You might already be aware that Nova Scotia has lots of festivals and events that celebrate our music, arts, outdoors, history and seafood. Did you also know that we have a lot of ways to celebrate Halloween? Take your pick of festivals, events, attractions and workshops.

Halloween Festivals & Events

There are haunted houses and ghostly graveyard tours happening all over the province in October and they range from family friendly to scare the pants off you spooky! Click below for a full list.

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Bluenose Ghosts Haunted House: Fear the Darkness
Date: October 13-15, 2011 and October 19-31, 2011
Alderney Landing: Outdoor Events Plaza
2 Ochterloney Street , Dartmouth, NS
Phone: 902-461-8401

Ghost Town
Date: October 21-November 1, 2011
Historic Gardens and Town
St. George Street, Annapolis Royal, NS
Phone: 902-532-7018

Graveyard Tours
Date: October 8, 2011
Old Anglican Cemetery in New Ross
4568 Hwy # 12, New Ross, NS

Great Scarecrow Festival & Antique Fair
Date: September 30–October 2, 2011
Throughout the town
Mahone Bay, NS

Halifax Citadel Ghost Tour
Date: Friday & Saturday from July 15-October 29, 2011
Halifax Citadel National Historic Site
5425 Sackville St, Halifax, NS
Phone: (902) 426-1990

Hantsport Halloween Dance
Date: October 29, 2011
Hantsport Fire Hall
3 Oak Street, Hantsport, NS
Phone: 902-684-3200

Haunted House
Date: October 25-26, 2011
Berwick United Church Campgrounds
Commercial Street, Berwick, NS
Phone: 1-902-538-8616

Haunted Village
Date: October 21-22, 2011
Le Village historique de la Nouvelle-Écosse
91 Old Church Rd, West Pubnico, NS
Phone: 902-762-2530

Oidhche nam Bòcan/Night of the Spooks
Date: October 20-22, 2011
Highland Village Museum
4119 Highway 223, Iona, NS
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Pumpkin Festivals

This is the very best time of year to enjoy fall's most famous gourd. From picking to carving to tasting and crafts, click below to find the pumpkin festival you're looking for.

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Annual Pumpkin Tea
Date: October 22, 2011
Churchill House
6 Main Street, Hantsport, NS
Phone: 902-684-9302

Family Pumpkin Party
Date: October 16, 2011
Municipal Activity & Recreation Complex
33 Leary Fraser Road, Dayspring, NS
Phone: 902 541-1335

Pumpkin Palooza
Date: October 1, 2011
Robie Tufts Nature Centre,
Front Street, Wolfville, NS
Phone: 902.678.8568

Pumpkin Palooza
Date: October 8, 2011
Wolfville Farmers' Market
Elm St, Wolfville, NS
Phone: 902.678.8568

Pumpkin Parade
Date: October 28, 2011
St. Mary's Church
Main St, Hantsport, NS
Phone: 902-684-9302

Shelburne County Pumpkin Fall Festival
Date: October 8, 2011
Various venues
Shelburne & Clark's Harbour, Shelburne, NS

Valley Pumpkin Fest
Date: September 28-October 31, 2011
Multiple events/locations
Wolfville, NS

Fall Harvest U-Picks

Pumpkins, apples, pears, plums, potatoes, even sunflowers are yours for the picking at the U-Pick farms around the province. Click below for locations and details.

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Boates Farm & U-Pick
432 Bligh Rd, Woodville
902-678-7671
Crops: Apples, pears

Daniel's U-Pick
4473 Chester Road, Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
902-798-5432
Crops: Apples, pears, plums, pumpkins

Dempsey Corner Orchards
Hwy 221, Aylesford
902-847-1855
website
Crops: Pears, pumpkins, squash, potatoes

Foote Family Farm
1972 Woodville Road, Woodville, NS
902-678-4371
Crops: Apples, pears, plums, pumpkins

Gates U-Pick
1263 Starr's Point Road, Port Williams
902-542-9340
website
Crops: Apples, pears, pumpkins, sunflowers

Noggins Corner Farm Ltd.
10009 Hwy #1, Greenwich
902-542-5515
website
Crops: Pumpkins

Parker's Farm Market
4534 Greenhill Rd RR 2
Pictou Durham, NS
902 485-1584
Crops: Beans, pumpkins, carrots, cucumbers, squash, onions

Rendell's Farm
95 Millcreek Road, Point Aconi, NS.
902-736-1547
Crops: pumpkins

River Breeze Farm Market Ltd. and U-Pick
660 Onslow Road, Truro
902-895-5138
website
Crops: Pumpkins

Terra Beata Farm
161 Monk Point Road, Heckman's Island RR1, Lunenburg, NS
902-634-4435
Crops: Cranberries

Willowbank U-Pick Farm & Equestrian Stable
Starr's Point Road, Port Williams
902-542-9153 or 902-542-1999
website
Crops: Apples, pears, plums, squash, pumpkins, gourds

Farm Markets

Anstrum’s Fruit & Vegetable
Ben Jackson Rd, Hantport, NS
902- 684-9668

Apple Berry Farm Market
360 Lahave St, Bridgewater, NS
902-543-6622

Avery’s Farm Market
Multiple Locations:
862 Highway 7, Westphal, NS
902-434-0566

287 Cobequid Rd, Lower Sackville, NS
902-864-9363

198 Beaver Bank Road, Sackville, NS
902-864-8316

461 Hwy 2, Elmsdale
902-883-7995

Balsor's Farm Market
287 Commercial Street, Berwick, NS
902-538-1636

Chez Dugue Meats
4011 Hwy 14 (Chester Road), Windsor, NS
902-798-2950

Cosman & Whidden Honey Farm
9925 Hwy 1, Greenwich,NS
902-542-9443

Elderkin’s Farm Market & Cider Co.
10358 Hwy 1, Wolfville, NS
902-542-7198

Falmouth Fruit & Vegetable Co.
2053 Hwy 1, Falmouth, NS
902-798-0200

Fox Hill Cheese House
1678 Church Street, Port, Williams, NS
902-542-3599

Glad Gardens Farm Market and Greenhouses
5108 Hwy 1, Waterville, NS
902-538-8688

Halifax Seaport Farmer’s Market
Pier 20, 1209 Marginal Road, Halifax, NS
902-492-4043
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Hennigar’s Farm Market
Greenwich, Wolfville, NS
902-542-3503

Highland Farm?
1217 Belmont Rd, Belmont, NS
902-757-3190

Howard Dill Pumpkin Farm
400 College Rd, Windsor, NS
902-798-2728

Kenny’s Farm Market?
121 Main St, Wolfville, NS
902-542-5598

Mabel’s Farm Market
3303 Prospect Rd, Whites Lake, NS
902-852-3256

Manning’s Family Farm Market
Oakdale Lane, Falmouth, NS
902-798-4541

Meadowbrook Meat Market
318 Pleasant Valley Rd, Berwick, NS
902-538-3623

Mr. Fresh Farm Market
4130 Hwy 1, Garland’s Crossing, NS
902-798-8817

Noggins Corner Farm Ltd.
10009 Hwy #1, Greenwich, NS
902-542-5515
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Oulton’s Meats & Vegetables
5246 Hwy 14 (Chester Rd), Windsor, NS
902-798-4734

Stirling Fruit Farms
10328 Hwy 1, Greenwich, NS
902-542-2789

Village Meat Market
9820 Main St, Canning, NS
902-582-3777

Ghost & Graveyard Tours


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Candlelight Tours of the Garrison Graveyard
Date: Every Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday until October 15, 2011
Fort Anne National Historic Site
Annapolis Royal, NS
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Graveyard Tours
Date: October 8, 2011
Old Anglican Cemetery
4568 Highway #12, New Ross, NS
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Halifax Ghost Walk
Date: Specific dates (see website)
Meet at the Old Town Clock (half way up Citadel Hill at 8:30pm>
Halifax, NS
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Moonlight Tour of Churchill House
Date: October 21, 2011
Churchill House
Hantsport, NS 

Tattle Tours - Ghost walk
Date: Wednesday-Sunday until the end of October
Meet at the Old Town Clock (halfway up Citadel Hill)
Halifax , NS
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22-Oct-2011 2:22 PM
On Oct 18 I was finally able to get out on the road for a bit of leaf peeping. Left Halifax and ...

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16-Oct-2011 8:28 PM
Although the leaves have fallen off the tree on the Island that I was watching, there are lots of ...

(Source: Nova Scotia Leaf Watch)
16-Oct-2011 12:05 PM
I was too late getting a shot of the beautiful colours of a few trees on the island near the bridge ...

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16-Oct-2011 12:00 PM
The cabot trail from Cheticamp to Ingonish was pretty green last weekend (Oct 8) when I drove it. I ...

(Source: Nova Scotia Leaf Watch)
15-Oct-2011 7:11 PM
Lots of nice bright reds and yellows today (Oct 15) on Highway 14 from Elmsdale to Windsor and ...

(Source: Nova Scotia Leaf Watch)
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30-Jan-2012 2:33 PM
As Valentine's Day approaches thoughts turn to romance and Nova Scotia is naturally a very romantic place because it is shaped by the sea.
12-Jan-2012 11:58 AM
After the scenic Cape d'Or Lighthouse, I travel to Port Greville to the Age of Sail Museum. This Museum displays themes such as lumbering, shipbuilding, marine life and many items that immerse visitors in this great era of Nova Scotia's history.
12-Jan-2012 11:51 AM
If you have ever been to the Town of Oxford you've probably seen the friendly giant wild blueberry greeting you to the "Wild Blueberry Capital of Canada." Nova Scotia is the largest processor of wild blueberries in the world!
12-Jan-2012 11:47 AM
There's something about hiking along a shoreline in the fall that I enjoy. It must be the cooler temperature, or the scenery when the leaves have started to fall off the trees. The grass is still green and I need to be outside!
12-Jan-2012 11:42 AM
The first day of our three day trip to Pictou, Antigonish and Guysborough. Today we visit the The Hector Exhibit Centre & Archives and explore the historic town of Pictou.
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